I bought a new NS Premier F1 in early January when I was at Vail. I live in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was told that in order to protect the board from potentially damaging humidity or moisture, I needed to fully coat the base in wax until my next visit. My first question is, how accurate is this assessment? Additionally, is it ok if I scrape, buff, and brush my board the night before departure, or would the potential for damage even in that window be large?

I've googled the topic many times, and I can't seem to find anything close to an answer. Thanks guys.

Humidity and water are two very different things though. I could imagine some boards being affected by humidity. But I'm not sure wax will prevent humdity from affecting the board materials unless you envelop the whole damn thing with a solid layer of wax.

Just keep it inside of your house, where you have a/c. Heaters and air conditioners dehumidify the air a bit, you know how when you go outside the air feels heavier even if it is roughly the same temp? You can slap some vaseline or something on the top sheet if you want haha. That makes 3 NS boards in LA... have my new SL on the way and a banana magic in the closet. Now if only there were closer mountains ...